CRICKET Ireland has confirmed a first home Test match since 2018 with Zimbabwe set to play at Stormont from July 25-29. The Test, included in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) draft schedule, was subject to speculation after recent financial issues for the national governing body. The Test match goes ahead, but the limited overs portion…
WITH just a few games left in the English Premier League, local football fans were thrilled to get a glimpse of the esteemed EPL Trophy at Belgravia Sports Club in Harare yesterday. Castrol, in collaboration with local distributor HP Lubes hosted the trophy parade of the silverware with local football legend Peter Ndlovu leading the…
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has announced a 15-man squad for Zimbabwe’s tour of Bangladesh for a five-match Twenty20 international (T20I) series in May. Captained by Sikandar Raza, the side includes one uncapped player, Johnathan Campbell, while Tadiwanashe Marumani and Faraz Akram have been recalled. The rest of the selected players were part of the squad for…
ZIMBABWE’S leading food manufacturer National Foods have thrown their weight behind the Junior Sables after unveiling a sponsorship deal worth US$25, 000. The sponsorship comes as a boost for the Junior Sables, who are currently involved in the Barthes Trophy which they are bidding to win for a third successive year. And National Foods’ intervention…
By Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER fusirec@dailynews.co.zw TOP middle-distance runner Ebel Chibanda is targeting more silverware after his recent victory at the Botswana Telecommunications Company (BTC) half-marathon held in Francistown. Chibanda scooped gold in the 21 km event after he crossed the line first in 1 hour 3 minutes and 40 seconds (1:03:40) ahead of compatriot…
By Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER SHEASHAM ‘s bid for a quick return to the Premier Soccer League (PSL) suffered another dent this past weekend after they were held to their third successive draw in a nil-all stalemate away to Kwekwe United in the Ruvimbo Funeral Central Region Soccer League. The Lizwe Sweswe-coached side are yet…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa STAFF WRITER mubwandarikwap@dailynews.co.zw MABVUKU Tafara legislator and businessman Pedzisai ‘Scott’ Sakupwanya is set to play in the Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) this season after being registered as a Scottland FC player. Scottland, a Mabvuku-Tafara based club, are one of the new NRSL entrants and are incidentally owned by the 44-year-old Sakupwanya. Incidentally,…
By Patrick Mubwandarikwa mubwandarikwap@gmail.com ZIMBABWEAN Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Themba Gorimbo is set to return to action on May 18 against American Ramiz Brahimaj in a welterweight bout. Gorimbo, who goes by the moniker ‘The Answer’, confirmed the fight on his social media platforms. “On my way to greatness, God first. I am the…
LOCAL football giants Dynamos and Highlanders return to top flight football action tomorrow, just three days after they clashed in a hard-fought Independence Cup final at Murambinda B High School. The two sides have endured contrasting fortunes in the early weeks of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign, with Bosso flying high while DeMbare…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa mubwandarikwap@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City coach Herbert Maruwa will be gunning for maximum points when he leads his side into battle against Golden Eagles at Motor Action Sports Club this afternoon. The Sunshine Boys, who were relegated to the Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) at the end of the 2021/22 season, started their campaign on…
